The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - PChttp://www.gameinformer.com/games/the_witcher_3_wild_hunt/b/pc/atom.aspxCommunity Server2014-01-29T09:07:00ZGeralt Is A Surgeon Performing Amputations In The Witcher 3 Rage & Steel Trailer/games/the_witcher_3_wild_hunt/b/pc/archive/2015/05/07/geralt-is-a-surgeon-performing-amputations-in-the-witcher-3-rage-steel-trailer.aspx2015-05-07T15:17:00Z2015-05-07T15:17:00Z<p><img src="http://media1.gameinformer.com/filestorage/CommunityServer.Components.SiteFiles/imagefeed/featured/cdprojekt/witcher3/rage-steel/Witcher3RageSteel-610.jpg" border="0" style="max-width:610px;" alt="" /></p>
<p>At this point, CD Projekt is just dishing out eye candy to get people excited for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. We&rsquo;ll let you decide whether it&rsquo;s working.</p>
<p>The latest trailer shows off even more enemy types, as Geralt takes the fight to human and monster alike. As we mentioned alongside the monster-focused trailer released recently, you&rsquo;ll need to use weapons, traps, explosives, and magic to subdue your foes.</p>
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<p>The result, as you can see, is spectacularly bloody. I suspect that the enemies won&rsquo;t have a smart-mouthed quip without a head. We&rsquo;ll find out for sure on May 19, when The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is out for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=7463469" width="1" height="1">GIMikehttp://www.gameinformer.com/members/GIMike/default.aspxCD Projekt Teaches You How To Kill Monsters In Latest The Witcher 3 Video/games/the_witcher_3_wild_hunt/b/pc/archive/2015/05/05/cd-projekt-teaches-you-how-to-kill-monsters-in-latest-the-witcher-3-video.aspx2015-05-05T17:00:16Z2015-05-05T17:00:16Z<p><img src="http://media1.gameinformer.com/filestorage/CommunityServer.Components.SiteFiles/imagefeed/featured/cdprojekt/witcher3/monsters/Witcher3Monsters-610.jpg" border="0" style="max-width:610px;" alt="" /></p>
<p>What&rsquo;s a good RPG without tons of grotesque monsters to slay? In a new video from CD Projekt, you&rsquo;ll learn about the process the team used to create the various creatures you&rsquo;ll find in Geralt&rsquo;s upcoming quest.</p>
<p>You&rsquo;ll learn some tips for dealing with pesky flying foes and even underwater enemies. Using Geralt&rsquo;s magical signs, his two swords, and a crossbow, you&rsquo;ll be able to take down even the toughest enemies.</p>
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<p>CD Projekt has worked to create an ecosystem that blends humans (and civilized humanoids), monsters, and peaceful fauna. You&rsquo;ll be able to see for yourself how it all comes together on May 19 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=7461195" width="1" height="1">GIMikehttp://www.gameinformer.com/members/GIMike/default.aspxGo Behind The Scenes With Game Of Thrones' Charles Dance /games/the_witcher_3_wild_hunt/b/pc/archive/2015/04/21/go-behind-the-scenes-with-game-of-thrones-39-charles-dance.aspx2015-04-21T14:59:00Z2015-04-21T14:59:00Z<p><img src="http://media1.gameinformer.com/filestorage/CommunityServer.Components.SiteFiles/imagefeed/featured/cdprojekt/witcher3/voiceacting/witcher30421-610.jpg" style="max-width:610px;" border="0" alt="" /></p>
<p>In HBO&#39;s <i>Game of Thrones</i>, Charles Dance plays Tywin Lannister, one of several players who believe they have been chosen to rule. Dance&#39;s role in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is more certain. He provides the voice of Emperor Emhyr var Emreis, the ruler of the Nilfgaard Empire, which is indisputably the most powerful empire in the game&#39;s world.</p>
<p>Below, you can see Dance recording a few lines for the game. Afterward, he delves into his thoughts on acting for a video game (The Witcher 3 is his first), and provides his take on the character. You&#39;ve probably noticed the mainstreaming of fantasy themes in media across the board over the past few years, and Dance offers his take on that as well.</p>
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<p>For more information on The Witcher 3, watch our <a title="video discussion" href="http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/02/06/video-preview-hands-on-impressions-of-the-witcher-3.aspx">video discussion</a> or visit <a title="our hub page" href="http://www.gameinformer.com/p/witcher3.aspx">our hub page</a> on the game. It&#39;s set to release on PC, PlayStation One, and Xbox One on May 19.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=7427204" width="1" height="1">GIJeffhttp://www.gameinformer.com/members/GIJeff/default.aspxCD Projekt Shows Us What Happens To Geralt When He Overdoses On Toxins/games/the_witcher_3_wild_hunt/b/pc/archive/2015/04/14/geralt-s-face-acts-as-a-toxicity-monitor-in-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt.aspx2015-04-14T17:20:00Z2015-04-14T17:20:00Z<p><img src="http://media1.gameinformer.com/filestorage/CommunityServer.Components.SiteFiles/imagefeed/featured/cdprojekt/witcher3/Witcher3Interview610.jpg" border="0" style="max-width:610px;" alt="" /></p>
<p>Recently, a neat detail about The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was revealed for the first time. CD Projekt Red has figured out how to dynamically grow Geralt&rsquo;s facial hair during the game.</p>
<p>While this may seem like a small feature revealed by German magazine <i><a href="http://www.gamestar.de/spiele/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt/news/the_witcher_3,49062,3084166.html" target="_blank">Gamestar</a></i>, details like this enhance the immersion and help sell the reality of a game world. And, if you&rsquo;d prefer to style Geralt&rsquo;s hair yourself, CD Projekt told <i><a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-03-24-geralts-beard-grows-as-you-play-witcher-3" target="_blank">Eurogamer</a></i> the free &ldquo;Beard and Hairstyle DLC&rdquo; will let you do that. Once you download it, Geralt&#39;s beard will stop growing.</p>
<p>We reached out to the developer to find out if this bit of immersion would be extended to other parts of the game. It turns out that Geralt&rsquo;s face isn&rsquo;t just good for telling time between shaves.</p>
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<p>&ldquo;Geralt&#39;s face actually changes the higher his toxicity is,&rdquo; CD Projekt&rsquo;s lead quest designer Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz tells us. &ldquo;As you know, Witcher elixirs are highly toxic, and could kill a human if he/she drank one. Witchers are more resistant to this toxin, but it does influence them. In game you have this &lsquo;toxicity bar,&rsquo; which shows you how intoxicated Geralt is.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>
<p>The potions take a toll on Geralt, and you won&rsquo;t need a bar on the user interface to monitor how he&rsquo;s doing. &ldquo;The higher the toxicity bar, the more those toxic changes show on Geralt&rsquo;s face,&rdquo;&nbsp;Tomaszkiewicz&nbsp;says. &ldquo;His face becomes unnaturally pale, his veins become visible and seem to be black, dark circles appear under his eyes, etc.&rdquo;</p>
<p>We&#39;re eager to see these nuanced systems come together, though I&#39;m not sure I&#39;d want to anger a strung-out, unkempt Geralt. You can find out more about The Witcher 3 in <a href="http://www.gameinformer.com/games/the_witcher_3_wild_hunt/b/pc/archive/2015/03/07/learn-more-about-the-witcher-3-s-other-playable-character_2c00_-ciri.aspx">our recent hands-on demo from PAX East</a>.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=7389077" width="1" height="1">GIMikehttp://www.gameinformer.com/members/GIMike/default.aspxGameplay Trailer Explores The World Of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt/games/the_witcher_3_wild_hunt/b/pc/archive/2015/04/10/gameplay-trailer-explores-the-world-of-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt.aspx2015-04-10T13:00:00Z2015-04-10T13:00:00Z<p><img style="max-width:610px;" border="0" src="http://media1.gameinformer.com/filestorage/CommunityServer.Components.SiteFiles/imagefeed/featured/cdprojekt/witcher3/april-gameplay/WitcherIIIGPTRL-610.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>We&rsquo;re just a little more than five weeks from finally being able to play The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Today, CD Projekt shared a new look at the open world featured in the game, along with some of the activities, monsters, and magic we&rsquo;ll find within.</p>
<p>In the trailer below, you&rsquo;ll get a sense of the different ways in which players can shape Geralt&rsquo;s adventure. There are mystical rituals in which you can participate, bar brawls to start, and romantic encounters to take your mind off the journey.</p>
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<p>For more on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, you can watch a discussion of&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/02/06/video-preview-hands-on-impressions-of-the-witcher-3.aspx">our hands-on impressions</a> with the first few hours. You can also read more about <a href="http://www.gameinformer.com/games/the_witcher_3_wild_hunt/b/pc/archive/2015/03/07/learn-more-about-the-witcher-3-s-other-playable-character_2c00_-ciri.aspx">the second playable character</a>, Ciri, to get a better idea of how the story weaves her narrative with Geralt&rsquo;s.</p>
<p>The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will be out on May 19 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=7413648" width="1" height="1">GIMikehttp://www.gameinformer.com/members/GIMike/default.aspxLearn More About The Witcher 3's Other Playable Character, Ciri/games/the_witcher_3_wild_hunt/b/pc/archive/2015/03/07/learn-more-about-the-witcher-3-s-other-playable-character_2C00_-ciri.aspx2015-03-07T16:30:00Z2015-03-07T16:30:00Z<p><img style="max-width:610px;" src="http://media1.gameinformer.com/filestorage/CommunityServer.Components.SiteFiles/imagefeed/featured/cdprojekt/witcher3/ciri/Ciri610.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p>
<p>At PAX East, I had the chance to get my hands on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for the first time. While the combat feels familiar, the open-world and more intimate character development that take place from the start feel like a maturity in an already outstanding series.</p>
<p>The game opens with a cinematic sequence that is gorgeous and gruesome. The story smartly cuts back and forth between a combat sequence and Geralt&#39;s investigation of the scene some time later. The game looks quite stunning, and I found out later that it wasn&#39;t even running at the highest settings.</p>
<p>Shortly thereafter, we find Geralt at the witcher enclave. His body is still scarred, but he&#39;s clearly much younger.</p>
<p>There, we encounter a young Witcher in training, Ciri. She has <a href="http://www.gameinformer.com/games/the_witcher_3_wild_hunt/b/pc/archive/2015/01/26/five-improvements-in-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt.aspx?PostPageIndex=1">previously been revealed</a> as the second playable character in the title. This tutorial sequence introduces Ciri as bright and rebellious, pushing her mentors&#39; buttons and delighting in their frustration.</p>
<p>We spoke with senior game designer Damien Monnier about how Ciri will be woven into the story. Player should expect to encounter her about ten hours into the game, though that all depends on how much they get sidetracked.</p>
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<p>Once players complete the tutorial, they&#39;ll find themselves in the prologue. &quot;The starting area has about five to eight hours of gameplay,&quot; Monnier tells me. Players can spend even longer in the opening area, which serves as a gentle way to introduce players to the complexities of the title. That may delay them meeting Ciri as an adult.</p>
<p>&quot;She&#39;s part of the main quest, you see,&quot; Monnier says. &quot;You play her for about half an hour at a time, a couple of hours tops on and off.&quot;</p>
<p>She is woven into the story a bit like how Catwoman was integrated into Batman: Arkham City. You&#39;ll hit points in the story when you need to play as Ciri and progress her part of the story and the overall narrative concurrently.</p>
<p>Part of Geralt&#39;s story is a search for Ciri. This will evolve organically, as you question NPCs to learn where she has last been seen. &quot;People will lie to you. People will try to deceive you,&quot; Monnier explains. &quot;People who you think are good might be bad and vice versa. Nothing&#39;s really black and white.&quot;</p>
<p>From a gameplay point of view, Ciri plays differently than Geralt. She has a single sword (in contrast to Geralt&#39;s pair), but Ciri has something else that sets her apart.</p>
<p>&quot;She&#39;s not meant to be a witcher,&quot; Monnier says. &quot;She was meant to be a sorceress. You will be able to unlock new abilities, but her skill tree will not be to the extent of Geralt&#39;s. She is weaker in terms of constitution, but she can destroy so many enemies at once.&quot;</p>
<p>Ciri&#39;s spellcasting also plays into how she moves around the battlefield. &quot;Her dodge is also based on a spell, but that&#39;s as much as I&#39;ll tell you,&quot; Monnier hints. &quot;I still want you to be surprised.&quot;</p>
<p>We won&#39;t have to wait too much longer for those surprises. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is scheduled for release on May 19 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=7346637" width="1" height="1">GIMikehttp://www.gameinformer.com/members/GIMike/default.aspxFive Improvements In The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt/games/the_witcher_3_wild_hunt/b/pc/archive/2015/01/26/five-improvements-in-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt.aspx2015-01-26T15:00:00Z2015-01-26T15:00:00Z<div class="paginated-post" rel="2"><div class="paginated-post-page" rel="1"><p><img src="http://media1.gameinformer.com/filestorage/CommunityServer.Components.SiteFiles/imagefeed/featured/cdprojekt/witcher3/eventsf/wildhuntopening61012515.jpg" border="0" style="max-width:610px;" alt="" /></p>
<p>CD Projekt RED has made a name for itself by championing choice and consequence, and as such, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is one of our most anticipated games of 2015. Fans followed antihero Geralt of Rivia as he made sense of the vicious world while trying to regain his memories. At the end of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, Geralt finally had some answers, leading him one step closer to the love of his life, Yennefer. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is the finale of Geralt&rsquo;s arc, and CD Projekt RED is letting him go out with a bang. For the first time, the series features an open world, complete with a second playable character and a new weapon: the crossbow. </p>
<p>CD Projekt RED has spent the last years meticulously crafting Geralt&rsquo;s last adventure, listening to fan feedback and even delaying the game a few times to ensure it&rsquo;s polished and meets expectations. &ldquo;We have this certain standard,&rdquo; says senior game designer Damien Monnier. &ldquo;We want it to be the best game we have ever made.&rdquo;</p>
<p>At a recent press event, CD Projekt RED provided hands-on time with Wild Hunt for the first time, and we saw a lot of improvements from past entries. Here&rsquo;s what left us most impressed.&nbsp;</p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-size:medium;">A Better Opening</span></strong></p>
<p>One of the biggest complaints about The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings was the introduction&rsquo;s poor pacing and boring tutorials. Thankfully, CD Projekt RED has taken that misstep into account, because Witcher 3&rsquo;s opening is smooth and silky. It starts by showing more of what Yennefer has been up to since she lost touch with Geralt. But the most intriguing part is the flashback sequence with Geralt, Yennefer, Ciri, and Vesemir at Kaer Morhen, a keep where witchers train. For those who don&rsquo;t remember, Ciri was <a title="introduced" href="http://www.gameinformer.com/games/the_witcher_3_wild_hunt/b/xboxone/archive/2014/12/15/ciri-is-the-witcher-3-s-second-playable-character.aspx">introduced</a> at the Video Game Awards as a second playable character. In this scene, Ciri is merely a child, and it&rsquo;s our first introduction to her personality; she&rsquo;s rebellious, cocky, and strong-willed. Vesemir (one of the oldest and most knowledgeable witchers) is her teacher, and she&rsquo;s already giving him a hard time, refusing to listen and running off to do her own training.&nbsp;</p>
<p>This opening also showcases a different side of Geralt, who acts as a father figure to Ciri, mentoring her on how to be better at her craft. During the training session, short, easy-to-grasp tutorials occur, and they play into the storyline. Geralt is setting an example for Ciri, after all. The scene then foreshadows Ciri in danger with the Wild Hunt, showing the large ghostly figures coming in on a ship to capture her. This introduction sets up just enough backstory and provides an uneasy feeling about the future. It doesn&rsquo;t goes on too long, either; soon you&rsquo;re in the open-world tracking down Yennefer, picking up where the last game left off.&nbsp;</p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-size:medium;">An Intriguing New Character: Ciri</span></strong></p>
<p>Ciri has been a bit of a mystery since her announcement, and she was only mentioned in passing in the previous entries. The Witcher books predate the games, so those who read Andrzej Sapkowski&rsquo;s work might have an upper hand on knowing a bit about the character, but that doesn&rsquo;t tell you what&rsquo;s to come.</p>
<p>Ciri is a weapon of war, and she is being pursued by the Wild Hunt. &ldquo;She is the only person who can save the world, basically,&rdquo; Monnier says. Geralt is trying to find her before the Wild Hunt uses her for destruction. Geralt is still the main attraction, but CD Projekt RED wants players to understand the difficult position Ciri is in, so you occasionally switch to her perspective. This allows CD Projekt RED to keep the gameplay fresh, since Ciri is a different fighter than Geralt. &ldquo;The way that she fights is much faster, she moves much faster, she panics maybe a little bit,&rdquo; Monnier says. &ldquo;Then it&rsquo;s [about] 10 or 15 minutes, and you&rsquo;re back to being Geralt. And suddenly you&rsquo;re like, &lsquo;Okay, I must find her.&rsquo; This will help reinforce the chase.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>
<p>From the brief introduction where we saw Ciri as a child, she was already magnetic. She definitely doesn&rsquo;t like being told what to do, but it&rsquo;s also refreshing to see a character so headstrong at such a young age. Ciri also has an interesting history: She was initially meant to be a sorceress, not a witcher. Obviously, she&rsquo;s had witcher training, so we&rsquo;re curious exactly what powers she possesses. More importantly, Geralt was her mentor &ndash; can you imagine how that has shaped her? It already appears that she&rsquo;s captured some of his arrogance. CD Projekt RED is so excited about the character that it isn&rsquo;t ruling out doing more with her in the future.</p>
<p><strong>Up next: Combat, side quests, and more...</strong></p>
<p></p></div></div><script type="text/javascript">PaginateGrid();</script><img src="http://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=7272879" width="1" height="1">GIKimhttp://www.gameinformer.com/members/GIKim/default.aspxCiri Is The Witcher 3's Second Playable Character/games/the_witcher_3_wild_hunt/b/pc/archive/2014/12/15/ciri-is-the-witcher-3-s-second-playable-character.aspx2014-12-15T19:10:00Z2014-12-15T19:10:00Z<p><img style="max-width:610px;" border="0" src="http://media1.gameinformer.com/filestorage/CommunityServer.Components.SiteFiles/imagefeed/featured/cdprojekt/witcher3/ciri/Ciri610.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>Anticipation for CD Projekt Red&rsquo;s The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has been high ever since its <a href="http://www.gameinformer.com/p/witcher3.aspx">Game Informer reveal</a> in March 2013 . Despite <a href="http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/03/11/the-witcher-3-delayed-until-february-2015.aspx">multiple</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/12/08/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-delayed-again-arriving-in-may.aspx">delays</a>, that enthusiasm continues to mount as the developer reveals the game&rsquo;s second playable character, Ciri. </p>
<p>Ciri will figure into Wild Hunt&rsquo;s plot in a big way; she&rsquo;s descended from an Elven bloodline long thought lost to time. What&rsquo;s more, she factors into an ancient prophecy and is said to harbor a mythical power inside her. That makes her something of a hot commodity in Nilfgaard. Not only is Geralt trying to find her, she&rsquo;s also got the Empire and the Wild Hunt on her tail as well.</p>
<p>Ciri is just as formidable as Geralt in combat and has a few unique abilities of her own. Namely, she can blink, or teleport, short distances, giving her an element of unpredictability in close encounters.&nbsp;</p>
<p>There will, however, be limitations to how much you can play as Ciri. CD Projekt Red didn&rsquo;t disclose specific details as to these restrictions, but adds the reminder that although Ciri opens up new narrative possibilities, Wild Hunt is still Geralt&rsquo;s story.</p>
<p>The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is due out on May 19, 2015 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. Check out the gallery below to get a better look at Ciri as well as some of the locations you&rsquo;re likely to explore as her. If you just can&rsquo;t wait until Wild Hunt&rsquo;s May release, we&rsquo;ve got 35 minutes of <a href="http://www.gameinformer.com/games/the_witcher_3_wild_hunt/b/xboxone/archive/2014/08/20/watch-35-minutes-of-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-gameplay.aspx">gameplay footage</a> to tide you over.</p>
<p>If even that&rsquo;s not enough to sate you, check out our extensive The Witcher 3 coverage from our <a href="http://www.gameinformer.com/p/witcher3.aspx">March 2013 issue</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.gameinformer.com/p/witcher3.aspx"><img style="max-width:610px;" border="0" src="http://media1.gameinformer.com/imagefeed/featured/cdprojekt/witcher3/cover-reveal18834/0313_Witcher3_610_ad_v1.jpg" alt="" /></a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=7189693" width="1" height="1">Matt_Stolpehttp://www.gameinformer.com/members/Matt_5F00_Stolpe/default.aspx16 Free DLC Packs Coming To Witcher 3: Wild Hunt/games/the_witcher_3_wild_hunt/b/pc/archive/2014/11/06/16-free-dlc-packs-coming-to-witcher-3-wild-hunt.aspx2014-11-06T18:46:00Z2014-11-06T18:46:00Z<p><img style="max-width:610px;" src="http://media1.gameinformer.com/filestorage/CommunityServer.Components.SiteFiles/imagefeed/featured/cdprojekt/witcher3/WitcherDLC.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p>
<p>The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt hits store shelves and digital services on February 24, 2015. On the next day, players will receive two free DLC packs for the Temerian Armor set for Geralt and his horse, and a cosmetic set of beard and hairstyles for Geralt.</p>
<p>Moving forward, developer CD Projekt Red plans to release two new free pieces of DLC each week, eventually reaching 16 DLC items in total. The second week of DLC consists of a new quest, and an alternative look for Yennefer of Vengerberg. The DLC works for all versions of the game.</p>
<p>In a blog entry on <a href="http://thewitcher.com/news/view/867" target="_blank">The Witcher 3&#39;s official site</a>, Marcin Iwiński, co-founder and joint CEO of CD Projekt Red, speaks of being a gamer today. &quot;Every time we reach out for a new release, we expect to be taken care
of. We expect support if we encounter any problems, we love updates
constantly improving the experience, and we feel really special when we
receive free content that gives us more than we initially paid for. It
doesn&rsquo;t have to be huge, it can be an awesome skin for a character, or
an extra sword, or armor. Unfortunately this treatment is quite rare these days.&quot;</p>
<p>To see The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in action, check out CD Projekt Red&#39;s <a href="http://www.gameinformer.com/games/the_witcher_3_wild_hunt/b/pc/archive/2014/08/20/watch-35-minutes-of-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-gameplay.aspx" target="_blank">35-minute playthrough video</a>.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=7081699" width="1" height="1">GIReinerhttp://www.gameinformer.com/members/GIReiner/default.aspxDeveloper Diary Discusses The Witcher 3's Wide Open World/games/the_witcher_3_wild_hunt/b/pc/archive/2014/09/25/developer-diary-discusses-the-witcher-3s-wide-open-world.aspx2014-09-25T17:25:00Z2014-09-25T17:25:00Z<p><img src="http://media1.gameinformer.com/filestorage/CommunityServer.Components.SiteFiles/imagefeed/featured/cdprojekt/witcher3/overflow/w31.29610a.jpg" border="0" style="max-width:610px;" alt="" /></p>
<p>With the incredible success enjoyed by The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, more role-playing games are emboldened to pursue the open world experience. Count The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt among them. </p>
<p>Abandoning the zoned environments of its predecessors, The Witcher 3 embraces a wide open world filled with towns to visit, side quest to pursue, and monsters to battle. In this developer diary, CD Projekt Red discusses its approach to tackling this behemoth task and showcases some of the surprises awaiting gamers when they step into the Northern Kingdoms.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on February 24.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=6999210" width="1" height="1">GIBertzhttp://www.gameinformer.com/members/GIBertz/default.aspxWatch 35 Minutes Of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Gameplay/games/the_witcher_3_wild_hunt/b/pc/archive/2014/08/20/watch-35-minutes-of-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-gameplay.aspx2014-08-20T15:31:00Z2014-08-20T15:31:00Z<p><img style="max-width:610px;" border="0" src="http://media1.gameinformer.com/filestorage/CommunityServer.Components.SiteFiles/imagefeed/featured/cdprojekt/witcher3/overflow/w39.20610.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>It&#39;s the Witcher 3 trailer that eats like a feast &ndash; a 35-minute gameplay trailer that includes developer commentary and all kinds of info about the 2015 title.</p>
<p>The demo starts out several hours into the game in the city of Novigrad, the largest in the game. From there you can find out about customizable ammo, magic signs, meaningful story choices, and of course, see Geralt in action.</p>
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<p>For more on the game, check out this cool <a href="http://www.gameinformer.com/games/the_witcher_3_wild_hunt/b/xboxone/archive/2014/08/15/the-gwent-card-game-comes-to-life-as-geralt-helps-the-commoners-in-witcher-3-wild-hunt.aspx">Xbox One-exclusive Collector&#39;s Edition</a> for the title, as well as the Downwarren trailer from Gamescom.</p>
<p>The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt comes out on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 on February 24.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=6952599" width="1" height="1">GIKatohttp://www.gameinformer.com/members/GIKato/default.aspxWatch Geralt's Voice Actor Improvise During The Witcher's Comic Con Panel/games/the_witcher_3_wild_hunt/b/pc/archive/2014/08/09/watch-geralt-39-s-voice-actor-improvise-during-the-witcher-39-s-comic-con-panel.aspx2014-08-09T18:08:38Z2014-08-09T18:08:38Z<p><img src="http://media1.gameinformer.com/filestorage/CommunityServer.Components.SiteFiles/imagefeed/featured/cdprojekt/witcher3/comiccon/witchervoiceover_610.jpg" style="max-width:610px;" border="0" alt="" /></p>
<p>During The Witcher&#39;s Comic Con panel this year, a computer error lead to the disappearance of Geralt&#39;s voice. Luckily his voice performer, Doug Cockle, was available provide help.</p>
<p>Along with actually reading the correct voiceover for Geralt, Cockle also took the opportunity to voice a few other characters, and give Geralt some... let&#39;s say atypical dialogue.</p>
<p>You can check out the video below, with only shows a few outtakes from the panel as opposed to the full gameplay demo. In the video developer CD Projekt RED promises that new gameplay videos will be published to its YouTube channel next week.</p>
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<p>Despite the fact that my E3 demo for The Witcher III: Wild Hunt did not start the demo with the team saying, &ldquo;Hey guys, Witch this trailer!&rdquo;, I still think CD Projeckt Red&rsquo;s new RPG could be my game of the show. </p>
<p>My demo started with Geralt returning to the town of Novigrad after killing the Gryphon seen during The Witcher III&rsquo;s demo at Microsoft&rsquo;s press conference earlier in the week. Geralt is on the hunt of a mysterious girl with ashen hair and a scar on her cheek. Thankfully, now that Geralt has just killed the Gryphon for a mob boss named Dijkstra, this kingpin now owes us a favor, and we&rsquo;re going to cash it in for information. </p>
<p>Novigrad is the biggest city in The Witcher III, and it looks like one of the bigger cities I&rsquo;ve seen in gaming period. While wandering its lively street, I got the sense that I was being transported to an actual medieval city.</p>
<p>Filled with several thousand inhabitants, special artisans, banks, markets, inns, and the largest seaport in the north, players could spend a massive amount of time in Novigrad without venturing out of the city. Thugs, beggars, and lords inhabit the city&rsquo;s four districts, so there is no shortage of quest givers. However, if players pick one quest, another might vanish, because none of the actions that a player makes leave the world unchanged. </p>
<p>We passed a fish market and for the right prices were able to haggle for select armor and special contraband that Geralt can use for his potions. But we can&rsquo;t waste anymore time; we&rsquo;ve slain a gryphon, and it&rsquo;s time we talked to our contact Dijkstra. </p>
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<p>Dijkstra gives us the info we&rsquo;re looking for. Our ashen haired lass has been seen in Velen, living in the woods, so we walk over to a sign post and use it to fast travel across the world to Velen &ndash; a trip that normally would have taken over 20 minutes traveling at a fast clip on horseback. </p>
<p>Velen was once a nice place, but, this boggy swampland has become a no man&rsquo;s land and our chances of running into danger here are much higher. It&rsquo;s not long before Geralt runs into a boy named Johny &ndash; a small godling creature with big eyes and blue skin. Johny can&rsquo;t talk, because someone seems to have stolen his voice, but through pantomime he ushers us over to a nearby cliff face and urges us to go up top to collect something from a band of circling harpies. </p>
<p>In The Witcher III: Wild Hunt there are multiple ways to get anywhere you want. We used Geralt&rsquo;s advanced senses &ndash; which highlight dangers &ndash; to survey the world around him and find a good path that allows us to climb to the top and attack the harpies from behind. It&rsquo;s always a good idea to explore the Witcher&rsquo;s open world and find unique hidden treasures. </p>
<p>Combat in The Witcher III: Wild Hunt seems pretty deep, and Geralt kicked off his battle with the harpies with a quick blast of his new crossbow. Geralt has a suite of nice magic powers that allow him to set down magic traps, create a temporary shield, set enemies on fire, charm his enemies, and fire off a powerful blast of air that knocks his foes back. </p>
<p>Geralt can also defect weapon bolts back at his enemies, and charge up an attacks that cleaves enemies in two, so he&rsquo;s no slouch with his swords either. Using all the tools at his disposal, he quickly makes work of the harpies &ndash; and Geralt work is murder. Deep inside the harpies nest is a golden bottle. We bring this back to Johny, so he can uncork it and regain his voice. Now that he can speak, Johny tells us that a woman at the orphanage will give him better info about where our ashen-haired lady might have gone. </p>
<p>I saw a lot more of The Witcher III, but it was still only a small fraction of everything that the game has to offer. CD Projeckt Red has crafted an incredibly rich world that could compete with the depth of titles like Skyrim. Even for a guy like me who plays games for a living, I&rsquo;m not sure I&rsquo;ll have enough time to play everything it has to offer on my free time, which is why I might need to quit my job when the game comes out on February 24.</p>
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<p>Earlier today, we shared with you some news about The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and its different <a href="http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/06/05/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-has-a-release-date.aspx">standard and collector&rsquo;s editions</a>. During CD Projekt&rsquo;s presentation&rsquo;s, the company also showed a new trailer for the upcoming title.</p>
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<p>CD Projekt also announced a new client for GoG purchases, called <a target="_blank" href="http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/06/05/gog-announces-galaxy_2c00_-a-client-to-compete-with-steam.aspx">GoG Galaxy</a>. You can read up on that here. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will be out on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC on February 24, 2015.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=6834059" width="1" height="1">GIMikehttp://www.gameinformer.com/members/GIMike/default.aspxGeralt Of The Witcher 3 Draws His Sword/games/the_witcher_3_wild_hunt/b/pc/archive/2014/01/29/geralt-of-the-witcher-3-draws-his-sword.aspx2014-01-29T15:07:00Z2014-01-29T15:07:00Z<p><img src="http://media1.gameinformer.com/filestorage/CommunityServer.Components.SiteFiles/imagefeed/featured/cdprojekt/witcher3/overflow/w31.29610.jpg" border="0" style="max-width:610px;" alt="" /></p>
<p>The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt should be a beautiful game filled with choices for Geralt, and these latest screens for the title seem to make good on those promises.</p>
<p>Developer CD Projekt RED has posted a few new screens of the title showing off Geralt traversing the game&#39;s open world (see the gallery below). You can also see the protagonist about to even the odds with a few boot-happy ruffians.</p>
<p>The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is expected for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in 2014.</p>
<p>For more on the game, take a look at this <a href="http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/08/23/fans-feedback-and-the-growth-of-cd-projekt-for-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt.aspx">video with the producer</a>, and also be sure to click on the banner below for info from our cover story.</p>
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